CHEMICAL OPERATOR I

Entry Level Role

On the job training. Salary: 17-18/hr. Shift: 3rd Sunday to Thursday 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM.

Summary: Tends reactors by performing the following duties.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Weigh and/or measure specific quantities of varying types of ingredients. Mix ingredients in proper sequence and proportions.
• Tend mixing equipment and maintain desired control over time, heat, pressure, color or other variables.
• May perform blending, filtration and drying operations.
• May test according to prescribed procedures and specifications.
• Maintain batch, time, weight, color, pressure, heat, production and/or other records as required.
• Fill drums and buckets as needed.
• Cross training throughout CASE production
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Troubleshooting with supervisor to devise solutions to any foreseen difficulties.
• Must perform standard duties using the Vantage computer software.

Teamwork is essential for TSE's continued success, so teamwork is an essential function of every employee's job. Teamwork drives positive results every day. Teamwork promotes positive customer relations and results in exceeding the expectations of our customers. Teamwork benefits every employee since it grows our business and increases our sales. With teamwork, we all succeed. Without it, we all suffer. Teamwork with co-workers in the same department is just the beginning. Teamwork with every other employee, department and division is the teamwork that is required to succeed. WE ARE TSE.

Safety Training: To perform this job successfully, an individual must complete and maintain the following Safety Training requirements:

• General Safety Orientation
• Forklift Safety Training
• Respiratory Protection Training
• Confined Space Entry Training
• Hazard Communications Training
• HAZWOPER Awareness Training
• Lock-Out/Tag-Out Training
• Personal Protective Equipment Training
• Hearing Protection Training
• Heat Stress Training
• Machine Guarding Training
• Fall Protection Training

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Forklift experience a plus. The employee must complete all applicable departmental training requirements within 90 days to retain this position; this includes all safety programs designed for the Chemical Operator position.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must have a valid driver's license. Forklift experience preferred.

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, and Quality System Documentation. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one or small group situations.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed tasks or operations, given written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Employees in this position are required to wear a full face respirator and comply with TSE Respiratory Protection Program and Title 29 CFR 1910.134. Employees with facial hair or other conditions that would compromise the facepiece-to-face seal cannot work in this position. Examples of these conditions include beards or sideburns that interfere with the facepiece seal or valve function, certain dentures or dental conditions, facial deformities (e.g., scars, deep skin creases, prominent cheekbones), or the use of jewelry or headgear that projects under and interferes with the facepiece seal.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.